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HEMP Act of 2020
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S. 5017 (Introduced-in-Senate)


116th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 5017


To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to modify the definition of hemp, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 15, 2020

Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

A BILL

To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to modify the definition of hemp, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Hemp Economic Mobilization Plan Act of 2020” or the “HEMP Act of 2020”.

SEC. 2. Hemp production.

(a) Definition of hemp.—

(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 297A(1) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639o(1)) is amended by striking “0.3 percent” and inserting “1 percent”.

(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 297B(e)(2)(A)(iii) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639p(e)(2)(A)(iii)) is amended by striking “0.3 percent” and inserting “1 percent”.

(b) Testing for delta-9 THC; seed certificates during transport.—

(1) STATE AND TRIBAL PLANS.—Section 297B(a)(2)(A) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639p(a)(2)(A)) is amended—

(A) in clause (ii)—

(i) by inserting “the measurement of uncertainty of which is not greater than 0.075 percent,” after “methods,”; and

(ii) by striking “hemp” and inserting “products derived from hemp plants”;

(B) in clause (vi), by striking “and” at the end;

(C) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii);

(D) by inserting after clause (vi) the following:

“(vii) a requirement that any person transporting hemp from a producer to a processor shall keep with the shipment of hemp a seed certificate from a laboratory demonstrating that the hemp was grown from genetics containing a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 1 percent on a dry weight basis; and”; and

(E) in clause (viii) (as so redesignated), by striking “the practices and procedures described in clauses (i) through (vi)” and inserting “clauses (i) through (vii)”.

(2) DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PLAN.—Section 297C(a)(2) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1639q(a)(2)) is amended—

(A) in subparagraph (B)—

(i) by inserting “the measurement of uncertainty of which is not greater than 0.075 percent,” after “methods,”; and

(ii) by striking “hemp” and inserting “products derived from hemp plants”;

(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking “and” at the end;

(C) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and

(D) by adding at the end the following:

“(G) a requirement that any person transporting hemp from a producer to a processor shall keep with the shipment of hemp a seed certificate from a laboratory demonstrating that the hemp was grown from genetics containing a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 1 percent on a dry weight basis.”.

(c) Conforming revisions to regulations.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, without regard to the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary of Agriculture shall revise part 990 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, to make any conforming changes that are necessary as a result of this section and the amendments made by this section.